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Barnyard Buddies: Our first EGG!! :) |
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bananachicken
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Ginny
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 5:20:03 PM
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I am so super thrilled that we got our first egg today! YAAYYY!!! We hatched our first chickens this past Dec and have been running to the coop every day since the 18 week mark and finally this evening while I was closing them up I saw 2!! We had put the wooden eggs in the nesting boxes and there was an extra one in there. I thought the kids had accidently played musical eggs and put two in one box. I had to take them all out to compare sizes, it looks identical to the wooden ones. Then I saw a blue one on the floor of the coop the same size. It's amazing how exciting this is lol! I was taking pictures and having the kids pose with them to send to the grandparents! :) I think we will have to blow it out and save it forever! ;) Seriously...
"I should be having tea right now." -Lady Annalía Elisabet Catherina Tristán Llorente |
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl
1096 Posts
Laura
Lindrith
NM
USA
1096 Posts |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2012 : 05:03:49 AM
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Hey Ginny...congratulations! I remember that breathless moment when I saw our first egg too. Enjoy!!!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090 Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein "A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I http://www.etsy.com/shop/StrawHouseDesigns |
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homsteddinmom
True Blue Farmgirl
441 Posts
Brandee
bullard
tx
USA
441 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2012 : 05:46:10 AM
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have fun! seeing the first eggs of pullets that i raise is always fun~ I have so many i would never be able to tell who laid it tho..lol. We always have fun trying to figure it out tho!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2012 : 09:21:51 AM
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Congrats to you! I love hearing the excitement in your voice. Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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horseygirlonafarm
Farmgirl in Training
17 Posts
Kendra
Basehor
KS
USA
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Posted - May 01 2012 : 11:06:33 AM
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That IS exciting news! I can't wait til my first egg arrives!
County livin' in Kansas City :) |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - May 01 2012 : 8:37:23 PM
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Congratulations Ginny! Very exciting- I do remember the first egg we got too- and yes- I have pictures with the kids holding it up to commemorate the moment! Hugs,
~Laurie "Little Hen House on the Island" Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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bananachicken
True Blue Farmgirl
67 Posts
Ginny
Ohio
USA
67 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2012 : 7:23:17 PM
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Thanks gals! It is great to get a warm congrats! I get an excited response from about half the people I tell...the other half is just cricket noise, followed by the popular question, "Now, do you have to have a rooster in order for a hen to lay eggs??" Which, btw, was one of my first questions too ;)
"I should be having tea right now." -Lady Annalía Elisabet Catherina Tristán Llorente |
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
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Posted - May 05 2012 : 06:58:49 AM
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Super fun!!!
Playing in the Sonshine
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2012 : 4:50:33 PM
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So happy for you Ginny! It feel like an eternity between the chick day at the post office and that first egg! Hard to believe that the time will soon come when you are scrambling (no pun intended) to find innovative recipes to help you use up all the extra eggs!
~*~ http://silverstarfamilyfarm.blogspot.com/ ~*~
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.” ~Erma Bombeck |
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Barnyard Buddies: Our first EGG!! :) |
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